One of the least favorable comments about the improvisational scene is that most bands smoke live and suck on an album. This not entirely untrue claim certainly crashed down upon Psychedelic Breakfast. I didn’t agree; but I’d always be outvoted by friends who said: “Forgettaboutit. The Who never captured their live sound in the studio until Who’s Next.” Whatever. In the interval between the 2001 studio release, Deuce, the live hodgepodge 2003 test tube of Bona Fide, and Real Radio, came a name change and a reassessment of band goals—management, record company, song craft.
Lotus, Perpetual Groove, John Brown's Body, U-Melt, The Breakfast, The Bridge and Toubab Krewe were worth the admission price. Rounding out the roster with some talented regional acts was the proverbial icing on the cake. The estimated head count was 2100 at the peak, counting the one-day ticketholders. 
